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    Yesterday I finally did it

    It had gone on for way too long. My only rooster had 25 chickens all to himself and life was good. A new wife every hour, the only male in the palace. Food/Water 24/7, electric fences, automatic open/close door, you name it. Until one chicken decided he had something funny on his feet so she...
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    Anything wrong with my chickens or just molting?

    Few of my chickens have lost their feathers on their torso. Not all. Is this normal?
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    Black copper marans (m or f?)

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    Purina Layena sucks

    i read a thread here claiming it was a game changer in terms of yolk color. Well I tried it for 6 months. My neighbor feeds his chickens the cheapest feed they sell and I was spending $3 extra on my feed. Yesterday we cracked some eggs to compare and his yolk was much darker than mine. Really...
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    1 week old hurt!

    This chick was born in our farm and has 3 mommas looking after him. Everything was fine until today. Just went to check on them and its upper torso was full of blood. Looks like someone has been pecking at it. We’re leaving town in a few days so can’t really take care of it if I transfer...
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    New chicks... Help plz!

    I have 4-5 broody hens. I leave eggs under all of them. Today the first chick was born. What am I supposed to do? Should I leave it with momma? Right now the chick is under momma with 5-6 eggs that will hatch in the coming days. Should I separate the chicks or let momma take care of it? Heat...
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    Graphic pic

    hawk, great horned owl and coyotes are the most common predators around here. Does this one look like either of those 3?
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    Freezing water and 30 chickens

    I know this has been covered many times before, but my computer is sloooooooow so I can't search. I'm lucky that I'm able to post. I will get it fixed in the next few days but we have a storm coming and water will freeze. I like those dog bowls but with 30 chickens I might have to get 5? They...
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    Nesting box opening height

    How does this nesting box look to you guys? I built my nesting box with what I had laying around. I made each floor 12" tall but I didn't account for the 2x4 that would hold the straw in place so now the opening is 9" and I'm afraid it might be too small? A few of my hens just started laying...
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    What to do with feathers?

    Did a quick search and nothing came up. I have around 50 chickens. They haven't molted yet, but there are a lot of feathers around my yard! They get stuck in branches/weeds/etc and they're kind of all over the place. I realize I have a lot of chickens so some may not relate. I don't even want...
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    Chicken making weird sound

    Not terribly hot today. Low 90's. She was fine this morning but when I got home this afternoon saw this EE making weird sounds. They are a little over 3 months old, so it's too early for them to be laying, correct? She doesn't want me anywhere near her, which is kind of weird. This isn't the...
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    Hen or Roo (Rhode Island Red)

    The one in the back is Elsa, for comparison. Sorry for the crappy pics. I'm in the bedroom and window has a screen. Can go outside and take a better picture if needed.
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    Hen or Roo (Welsummer)

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    Is this an owl?

    Went to YouTube to hear owl sounds and couldn't find anything. Only reason I ask if it's an owl is because I had a Great Horned Owl hooting right next to my window a few nights ago. That sound was for sure an owl, and there were more than one. My neighbor says he sees them all the time. I...
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    Will they eventually use the roost bar?

    My second set of chicks are sleeping on the coop's floor. They are harassed during the day by the big girls and I'm sure are scared of being close to them. As you can see on the coop cam, the youngsters are all huddled on the floor. They were inside the brooder until yesterday. Now they've moved...
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    Entertainment and hideouts in chicken run

    Did a search but couldn't find anything resembling this thread. If so, please delete and merge or point me in the right direction. After another member pointed out (rightly so) my run is too boring for my chickens and lacks hideouts for new members, I was curious about which sort of...
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    Shirley Temple has one eye closed

    Shirley Temple, the pride and joy of our house, seems to have an eye problem. I can't see any infection, redness, or anything suspicious. She just closes her left eye. But is able to open it. Give it a few days?
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    Integrating 20 chicks

    I have 2 issues: Have 24 chicks that are around 3 months old. They were all purchased together so they understand each other and there's no bullying between them. Purchased 6 Silver Laced Wyandottes and 14 Black Copper Marans around 1-1.5 months ago. The SL are maybe 2 weeks older than the...
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    Hawk attack stopped (video)

    For those who say fishing line and CD's, or a decoy owl, or whatever, works to deter hawks, here's an interesting video. I think the only way to stop them is completely covering your run.
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    Is this enough ventilation?

    I have an 8x16 coop. 4 windows (19"x27") and didn't cover the soffits. I will use hardware cloth up there. Central Oregon weather. High Desert. Dry. It gets pretty cold during winter. And we get snow (60+" this year... normally between 25-30"). Most nights are cold (not rare to get frost in...
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